THE IMPACT OF PROSOPIS JULIFLORA INVASION ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ETHIOPIA
THE IMPACT OF PROSOPIS JULIFLORA INVASION ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ETHIOPIA

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of Prosopis-Juliflora invasion on development in Ethiopia by taking Afar Regional State as Case Study. Prosopis Juliflora has become the most invasive plant in the Ethiopia. Although the social, economic and environmental impacts of Prosopis in Afar Regional State has become threatening, both the federal and regional state governments were late to start the practice of controlling and managing its spread in the region. Data for this study were collected through qualitative methods like informant interviews, observation, focus group discussions and document analysis. Ninety six participants were interviewed and eight focus group discussions were conducted. The qualitative dataset was thematically analyzed through deductive identification of themes. The researcher recommended that both the federal and regional state governments should give prior concern to the eradication of the invasive plant before it covered the whole land in the regional state.

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